Creating 4 Presets for the Line 6 Pod Go

[@Ppuffdiddleydangdoof]

Pod Go users: This video will catapult your tone crafting abilities. Fast. I saw this video the day I bought my PG, 6 months ago, but didn't really listen. By explaining the effect of the changes to certain parameters, Ritchie is giving you the keys to the kingdom. There is a ridiculous amount of information in this video...if you listen. I've spent 6 months, working around my PG, not with it. After listening today to what Ritchie's saying, I'm creating beautiful tones that take my playing to new levels. Thank you Ritchie. You're a fantastic teacher and a monster player. I subscribed.

[@christopherthomaswalsh393]

This video outshines every last one of the 25 or so video I had to watch to get to the simplicity of this process.

[@PaulOshaughnessy-m4q]

Only recently bought the pod go and similar to other comments found myself working around it instead of with it but thanks to this superb video have finally started to find my way with it, so a big thankyou to Richie for all the hard work put into these videos and the simplistic way its explained good one!

[@TheRycooder]

You explained this better than ANY Line 6 person. Thank youi. FINALLY a great explanation.

[@dankehrig3419]

You’ve done the best job of showing how easy it is to make and save a file without the use of a computer!

[@jnh73]

Richie Castellano: the patron saint of Parametric EQ, helping make modeler tones better in a real world context.

[@RichieCastellano]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@rts100x5]

The firts one who actually EXPLAINED how to make presets THANK YOU

[@cliffmelhuish]

Hi Ritchie. Had my Pod Go for two days now, I'm not tech wizard and only just learning guitar at 58 years old. Yours is the first video that has made sense to me. Many Thanks.

[@kerryewen3624]

Never too late ,I started at 55 and now 62 , I’m rocking and recording

[@Bob1Gee]

This is by far the best video I’ve seen as far as showing how to create patches on this unit. I am by no means what you would call tech savvy and although I’ve been looking into these types of units in a attempt to downsize and simplify my rig, I’ve been a little hesitant because I feared that it would be too complicated to navigate. You make it look easy and I think I am ready to pull the trigger. Thank you!! 👍

[@bluezsb]

My thoughts exactly.

[@EarlyMist]

I agree. I was really hoping I wouldn't have to stay on the pc or laptop to edit basic patches. Now I know I don't. I do understand editing via the app link offers more control but I really just don't need that kind of complexity in my life right now. 👍

[@daveguethlein1950]

Totally agree!

[@kevinbridger2989]

Just got one and this is priceless for an old school noob like me 😄...well done sir!

[@josearalat]

@@EarlyMist Amen

[@chuckparshall8785]

Having just purchased the Pod Go, I have to thank you Richie for accelerating my learning curve on it. My first foray into digital modeling of this type is made much easier with your support!

[@TheBoondoggler]

Wow Ritchie, great vid. So glad I bought my Pod Go, now I have the knowledge to really capitalize on it's live features. Thanks!

[@aidantod33]

This is the best digital fx tuition video I have seen in years. Thank you Richie!

[@davenichollsmusiclife]

It's only taken me 3 years to get around to this but it was well worth the wait!!! Thanks Richie! 🙂

[@anthonylv64]

This is the best tutorial I've seen; I was getting a little frustrated with the Pod Go, the millions of possibilities makes it overwhelming, and I need more time to practice my lousy guitar playing.

[@riff_radar]

Got my pod go a couple days ago and I’ve sunk about 4 hours into it. I can’t wait to try things using your advice! And even showing the basics of navigating the panels was super helpful! Thank you!

[@carlosuna]

Thank you very much Richie! Cheers from Mexico 🇲🇽 I will be forever grateful with you for all the things I learned today.

[@jcgrinstead1]

Dude. I got a PodGo today and spent hours trying different preloaded patches and downloading some off the web that were “ok” but after watching your video I can’t wait to dive back in and create my own. I kept seeing people saying their patches were the best and their demos sounded great of course but when I would use them, they just didn’t jive right with my ears and guitars. Thank you so much for your expertise and showing how easy it is to make presets from scratch. I’m not someone who has a lot of experience using amps and pro gear due to never having the money for it so the PodGo is such a game changer for a modest gigger like myself. I’ve got a gig this weekend and I can’t wait to show off my new tones!

[@williamsymes2956]

JUST BOUGHT A NEW POD PRO....THANK-YOU FOR SIMPLIFYING MY LIFE....SERIOUSLY!

[@gerrymcfarlane6813]

Good quick lesson in using the Pod Go. Also good tones. Best I’ve heard from this unit. Real life sounds 😃👍

[@daveguethlein1950]

Best pod go video on KZbin, HANDS DOWN!

[@kamk1273]

Exactly what I was looking for! Awesome quick start guide to using the unit and tone sculpting! That's the first time I've heard tones described as "tubby, hairy, and having a cold" lolol

[@nekkenek12]

Great explanation of building up some parts maybe a little to quick for beginners but with a repeat of watching it will become clear. Thanks Richie and keep rocking. 👍

[@revsharp777]

I bought the POD GO yesterday & this video is VERY informative for all of us starting with preset building. Thank you for all the tips and tricks. ❤

[@nathanali3881]

I’ve ordered one of these units in the last few days and been watching a few videos to get clued up on it. Your video is by far the best I’ve seen and that’s no discredit to the others I’ve watched. You have demonstrated how to preform the more complex actions on the unit in a really simple way! I had no idea that the PG was capable of some of the stuff you have demonstrated. Definitely will be watching your video again when setting up my patches! Slightly mind blown by how much you can do on this! Great work man!

[@MrOnailime]

Thank you Rich, simple, clear effective and easy.... Have fun

[@JoshGordonGuitar]

I just bought a POD GO a week ago. Very user friendly and I've created a couple of presets I really dig. But this video really opened way more doors for me! Fantastic job! This is the best POD GO video I've watched yet. Subscribed!

[@MartyV666]

The Helix Master at work. As a Padawan I watched many of your Helix floor videos. I am not surprised. :)

[@kennethbarnhouse7462]

One of the best videos on the Pod GO I've ever watched. I love my Pod GO and you've loaded a ton of tricks and tips in this video. Thanks!

[@rifflix]

Thanks for this awesome vid. I just got a POD GO this evening and just watching this I dialled in my four sounds for my live gigs. Richie you Rock..!!

[@richardmcpike]

Best Podgo demo I have seen brilliant

[@stringsultan]

Fantastic video! I've been messing around with line 6 modelers for most of my career and this one had the steepest learning curve so far but you made it clear and concise. Thank you, sir!

[@chrisrudling9795]

This is the video that made me understand how to use the basic features of it! Thanks a lot!

[@zhobbyhouse1]

Thank you for demystifying this. Your 9 uses for the Pod Go video was likewise extraordinarily helpful. Now all I need is more cowbell. 🤣

[@joshevans5338]

What a great video for the Pod Go! After having this for a month or so, I was getting a little exasperated with option paralysis. I really like the approach you have payed out here. I’ll be using this video as the format for my next set of patches or presets. Thanks tremendously!

[@williamzimmerman9882]

best podgo video i've watched. really appreciate it, man

[@kellygallagher7148]

Thanks. I was curious about the Pod Go. This realistic case-study really illustrates what it can do.

[@mitchbanks4199]

That I you very much I can’t tell you how much I appreciate this lesson. I love it and feel like I know the Pod Go much better. Thanks again

[@freewaybullit]

Had my Pod Go for two months but your amazing demo has taken me to another level in building presets. Thanks Richie

[@johnwayne3048]

Best video out here for the line 6 pod Go, Thank you.

[@scott24679554]

Got my new pod go today this video is a life saver, thank you Richie now subscribed to your channel…ps love your band

[@jasonhorras9005]

HEY! I like to run my Looper before my POD when I’m making tones, so it loops while I eq and adjust other parameters. Especially nice when you’re about to play through live speakers. Great video! Thanks so much!

[@stratpig9161]

Hey Richie, thanks for offering these for free. Much appreciated by all.

[@zagarothdb8777]

Dude you're bad ass! Just purchased a GO unit and this has become my reference. Thank you!

[@ronstein4]

Got my go pod 2 days ago and followed along with your video . Best video I’ve watched, loved how you added a little trick for each setting.

[@MrPrincebass99]

Excellent video, Richie! Great playing, too. You rock. I sold my Helix LT because I want something simpler, and POD GO seems like what I need. Thanks!

[@0k53sejh]

2 things- 1st I see 6 people hit thumbs down...trying to figure out why you wouldn't hit like or just keep scrolling. 2nd- I was on the fence about getting this because I was afraid I could not operate it but after watching this I am going to get one. Thank you sir! Now I am just wondering if the wireless upgrade is worth the difference

[@james9e160]

Finally, someone reviewing the product. Good job

[@gritsguitar]

Wow....such talent and smarts on display here. You could have decided to become a doctor or a lawyer (who knows maybe you are) but instead you chose to be a musician and teacher to others who play guitar. Good thing for me because I just got my PodGo and need this desperately.....thank you for your career choice....:You are a fabulous teacher. Cheers!

[@pauloesterle9823]

I bought the Pod go I sat down with it for a half an hour it's a helix for 1/4 of the price thank you for your video my good man this thing sounds absolutely amazing

[@72Z15SS]

I really dig that little riff you play through creating presets! Thanks for the vid!

[@MichaelGrundy-eu1gd]

Very helpful tutorial, IR referral, and tone crafting. Great bright strat tone and lead patches. I need some help with some fat bumbucker tones and IR’s for 70s and 80s rock. How about a 4 patch set for that?

[@rongoldman7236]

Fantastic time saver that allowed me to get going quickly! Loved your tones and pragmatic approach to building them.

[@oldglamrocker]

Awesome! I’m glad you did an accompanying video. I grabbed these four presets the other day on CustomTone and was elated at how plug and play they were. Barely any tweaking needed to match my guitar. You rock, Richie!

[@michaelcostello5203]

Did you also buy the IR he suggested for the presets to sound right?

[@oldglamrocker]

Michael Costello No, I actually changed those back to stock cabs just for simplicity now. I’m hesitant to go back down the IR rabbit hole as it really sidetracked me back in when I used to have an AxeFX and Helix a few years ago.

[@michaelcostello5203]

@@oldglamrocker Any chance you could share your 4 snapshots using the stock cabs?

[@nigeldaddyo]

This is a little long but if you're on the fence about modeling this could be a worthwhile read. I bought one of these for late night practicing through headphones and the occasional fly gig/jam. It sounds so good to me that it has become my main rig, but there’s an important catch- I bypass the cab sims and put it straight into the fx loop return of my Bad Cat Cub 15R because, let’s face it, FRFR systems cannot recreate the “amp in a room” sound. Although I’m not about to part with my Eventide H9, the effects on board are good to excellent. I’m still pretty floored by how uniformly great this setup sounds. Just so you don’t think I’m some easily impressed noob, I’ve been playing since the early 80’s and own or have owned great amps by the likes of Mesa (at least 6), Carr, Friedman, Budda, Fender CS, Orange, Rivera, Revv, and so-on. I’ve had my favorites from these brands and I can really say that the Pod Go into my Bad Cat’s fx loop return puts as big a smile on my face as any of the above amps. Maybe I just got lucky and the Bad Cat just happens to “like” the Pod Go and it’s a great combination just by chance? Eventually I’ll pull out other amps to find out. I also think it’s important to mention that in my experience it doesn’t sound good into the front of an amp which makes sense given that you’re putting a modeled preamp into a real preamp in this scenario. Modeling has really come of age IMHO. If you’re tired of lugging a big rig around and you’re intrigued by modeling but don’t like the FRFR experience you should consider this kind of setup. You may be very surprised. Oh yeah, the day after I bought this I got an email from Fractal as I'd been on their waiting list for the past 6 months for a FM3. With all the confidence that I was making the right choice and zero regret to date, I told them I was going to pass. YMMV

[@frankiebananas2784]

Thanks Ritchie they sound great and they are all I need.Modified some of course.

[@stuartmcfarlane6337]

Just got my pod go thank you for this explanation, with out this I would not have been able to set it up!!!

[@stephendionne5690]

Fantastic! Watched this last night now have a much better grip of editing with the panel. Worked out how to get a volume pan effect working at a single point in one of my presets.. awesome!

[@EnmandsBand1]

nice, that's exactly how I built my presets! I just bought the Pod Go after selling the Helix LT, then realising that I needed it after all a couple of months later... I actually think i will like the Go more than the LT, it does seem to be a little easier to use and I never used all the advanced routing anyway

[@petesouth2478]

Rick, just one small thing about your Line 6 demo/instructions and that is - where you put the foot Volume control in you Pod setup. The Compressor should be before the Vol Control and not the other way round. If you think about it, by putting the Vol first then if the foot control is reduced, then the Compressor has nothing the work with as the headroom has gone. A compressor works by increasing the volume of the quite parts and decreasing the loud parts. Which is what you want. However, by putting the foot Volume first the compressor will trying to increase the vol or the quite notes

[@petesouth2478]

Continued:- which it cannot do. Think about it.... Love what you are doing, why not play America by Yes? Great arrangement

[@RichieCastellano]

I never use the volume pedal, ever.

[@petesouth2478]

@@RichieCastellano okay, but other guitarists may use one, and it's not in the most effective place. Mine is towards the right or later on in the signal chain, before the Echo. Another point is that the distortion effect is also compromised by the vol on the left. You can check this out by reducing the Vol Control on the guitar while playing a distorted sound. So to simplify this I recommend that both Distprtion/Crunch and Compression/ Sustain come first. Cheers. Neil Anderson UK

[@frankwerner1154]

At 14:46 adjusting volume-- the top of the Podgo is cut off. I watched it a few times to figure out what you did. Still the best tutorial by far.

[@rhysm4831]

I’ve watched so many videos on this and this have been the most well explained one. The tones are great and usable. Also some features I hadn’t seen at all in other videos. Thanks!

[@stanturk]

Thanks! Very helpful for those of us who are not crazy about the factory presets.

[@MrTommyosand]

Hi, thanks for a very instructive video. I followed you step by step, and learning by doing was a success! The best video if you want to learn the basics by using the unit.

[@tonyt6696]

That rig is amazing and of course as well as you guitar playing!

[@jamiedavies1305]

Thanks Richie, these are the best starting templates! Please do some more for us poor PodGo users ;)

[@keithbriscoe99]

Just found 2 of your pod go vids. Really excellent as overviews of key features and parts of how to do things. Thx

[@nylonsteel]

I was just looking to get back into a "digital setup. Looking at the pod go .This is great, I'd set up similar way gain wise.

[@johndanter2246]

Really easy to follow without being simplistic; brilliant, well done and thanks.

[@robburkhard9256]

Although I dont undersatand why the order of settibgs make a difference in the end sound, this video exolained so much for me thank you.

[@azdh85224]

Great job Richie. I always learn something from your videos. I love my Pod Go. But, I am not a big fan of the IR’s. Never found one yet worth buying that I have liked better than the stock cabs. And I usually like the already paired factory cab. But if not, It usually takes just a little searching. That is one piece of advice I would offer to anyone new - don’t be afraid to turn the knobs and experiment a little.

[@RichieCastellano]

If you like the stock cabs that’s great! I just wanted to show people how to load IRs.

[@jimamsden]

Richie, I really look forward to you gear videos. Thanks!

[@johnnycompton2461]

Sir....thank you for an informative demo that sold me on this unit.

[@ryanequalizer]

This is so useful. You saved my headache. Thank you.

[@bubvaughn]

THANK YOU ... THAT WAS A HUGE HELP. SO MUCH LIKE THE HELIX ... YET VERY DIFFERENT.

[@peteolson6093]

Really like the way you put these videos together. And REALLY like your playing. Have got one of these on order and looking forward to receiving it!

[@kerryewen3624]

Perfect as I’m going to rent one to see if I want to buy . I’m thinking I want to buy already.

[@MrDanielRadtke]

This is just such a fantastic piece of info and knowledge. Thank you so much for doing this and sharing the patches.

[@hockeyman2274]

Phenomenal tutorial - Thanks. The pod go seems to do alot. Could you do a video on the Helix Floor vs Pod Go. Probably be easier to show what the floor can do that the Pid Go cant

[@Eric-dd8bk]

I use the Helix, but looking to size down. You can go with the Helix if you want a multi effects modeler and a fitness tool.

[@robbyc0]

As far as I can tell the Helix Floor is effectively 2 Pod Gos. I think I only need one.

[@anthonyfrank146]

Great video great tone!! Love the playing.

[@jurgenbottcher2944]

Damned, followed all your steps and now see, I could have easily downloaded them :-) Ok, this way I learned more!!

[@VelezBiH]

Awesome and thank you for sharing the tips to get the most out of pod go.

[@terranceshumake2239]

I just bought a Podgo and found your channel. Thank you so much for making sense of everything! I just subbed!

[@catarusu]

Brilliant video!! Thank you! One question: do you use only the speakers/monitors, or do you have a combo, or head?

[@AnthonyPitt]

absolutely great run through of making presets. I love the creative tips and tricks to achieve more functions without adding more blocks. I have an LT and was thinking of purchasing a podgo for a second rig but worried about the lack of DSP. you sir have hacked the system and made more with less ;-) #genius

[@santiagobarrera2446]

Pure gold tones!

[@kaskas55]

Love the tones you created!

[@Tolbiny]

Great stuff man, clearly explained and really helpful. Thank you.

[@78tag]

That's what I'm talkin about - excellent job. Come here - Get what the title said - Done . This is what YT guitar geek stuff is about. Thanks

[@berntkastberg6833]

How di you work around the delay switching between your 4 presets? That delay makes it useless live as you cannot swict presets midsong 😢

[@jorgemm1000]

At last someone who does know how to make it sound good !!

[@kaosbendermusic]

Awesome tutorial, just picked up the pod go and you just made me feel even better about my purchase!! Thank you

[@hudsonvalleywanderer11]

I was going to return my pod go because I felt overwhelmed by it, but then i found this video now I may hold onto it lol

[@seventallguitarist]

This is great Richie. My Pod Go will be here Thursday or Friday. Can't wait to mess around. Is this unit pretty much what you use for all of the Band Geeks videos? Or do you occasionally use other units or amps? Your tone is always spot on. I have a Hughes & Kettner Grandmeister 36 I use for gigging. The Pod Go is going to be for recording. Thanks...

[@winstonsmith8240]

Consise and well explained. Nice. 👍

[@Phillospillo777]

Ownhammer irs are amazing. I was a headrush mx5 user but this unit smokes that. More buttons, better sounds imo.

[@HarleyBob957]

Thanks, this is the info I was looking for. Much appreciated.

[@sublyme2157]

Thanks a million for this! Much more helpful than the 2 page cheat sheet that came in the box :)

[@ralex3697]

Absolutely excellent Richie you are the best

[@juanhalen71]

that's Chorus sound it's what I'm lookin' for.... yeahhhhh

[@hcossar]

Dude. This is a sick and SUPER helpful vid. You did more in 27 minutes than I have in a few weeks ... Thanks SO much

[@hcossar]

Hey, could you explain how to get the Custom Tones to the Pod Go? Download and then ... ???